A beautiful and old Mettlach 1L Stoneware Masskrug/Maßkrug with pewter inlay lid. Custom made deer horn antler thumblift. The pewter lid has a porcelain inlay with a beautifully designed stag and doe in the forest. The owner's initials are on the rim. The strap is tight and the tang is firmly affixed to the lid. The body is in fine condition and very clean. The body of the stein is a nice cream color, not reflected in pictures due to light.
Breakdown of marks on base:
“1526”
Form (mold) number: This is the Villeroy & Boch Mettlach mold ID for that particular Masskrug shape & decoration. The most common mold numbers are 1526 and 1909).
“00”
Date code: An impressed two-digit year mark. Here it means 1900 (not 2000!).
“14”
Factory quality-control or inspector number: one of several small impressed marks Mettlach used to track batches/shifts; inspector mark.
“I” (Roman numeral)
Size indicator: On Mettlach steins this shows capacity; denotes a one-liter stein (later these numerals were tied strictly to capacity, but originally they also indicated relative size in the form series).
REFERENCES.
Stein Marks: Villeroy & Boch - Mettlach, Saarland.
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Beer Stein Net: Mettlach
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| type | stein | material | stoneware |
| producer |
Villeroy & Boch producer info | mold | 1526 “14” & Roman Numeral “I” |
| designer/decorator | |||
| capacity | 1L. | ||
| design date | 1900 |
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